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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

William Robert Spener 1770-1834 John Bartlett

 
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    Too late I stayed,—forgive the crime!
  Unheeded flew the hours;
How noiseless falls the foot of time 1
  That only treads on flowers.
          Lines to Lady A. Hamilton.
 
Note 1.
See Shakespeare, All ’s Well that Ends Well, Quotation 18. [back]